The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning.

Formative assessment refers to the gathering of information or data about student learning during a course or program that is used to guide improvements in teaching and learning.

Using Concept MapsUsing Concept Maps Concept maps are a graphic representation of students’ knowledge. Having students create concept maps can provide you with insights into …

Although your particular field of study or type of assessment may not be represented, viewing a rubric that is designed for a similar assessment may give you ideas for the kinds of criteria, …

This assessment strategy provides students with more frequent opportunities for practice and feedback over the course of the semester while offering instructors meaningful data points …

What is the difference between assessment and grading? Assessment and grading are not the same. Generally, the goal of grading is to evaluate individual students’ learning and …

This study evaluates the ASSISTments system, an innovative educational technology tool that provides formative assessment during instruction. This was a large-scale, long-term study …

Assessment is simply the process of collecting information about student learning and performance to improve education. At Carnegie Mellon, we believe that for assessment to be …

Your objective is for students to learn to apply analytical skills, but your assessment measures only factual recall. Consequently, students hone their analytical skills and are frustrated that …

There are two ways to do this: first, vary the types of assessments used in the course (e.g. instead of having four exams, include written work, quizzes, projects, or other assignments); …